[life tips, a little social justicey] this is a REALLY interesting post about values affirmation, and the really promising research about it

oh wow that's interesting

this is a very fascinating concept and i hope there's more research about it

or, rather, i hope further research is conducted about it

marginalized groups in particular are susceptible to self-fulfilling prophesies wherein their exposure to negative stereotypes actually creates the stereotyped behavior even if it wasn't present before

and the exploration and solidification of one's beliefs and values is a very sensible counteraction to that